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Notice issued for political signs

Peshtigo, Wis. — The Marinette County Highway Department and Wisconsin Department of Transportation have received numerous complaints in regards to political signs placed in the state and county highway right-of-ways. While it is legal to post signs on private property, it is not legal to place them within the right-of-way of state and county highways, per Wisconsin Statute Chapter 86.19 and the Marinette County Code of Ordinance Chapter 7.02 and chapter 22.05 The highway department is asking the public’s cooperation in immediately removing signs placed within the right-of-way ...

Wisconsin high court asked to decide if RFK Jr. stays on ballot

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election officials in Wisconsin asked the state’s liberal-controlled Supreme Court on Thursday to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name should stay on the presidential ballot before there’s an appellate ruling. Kennedy has been trying to get his name off ballots in key battleground states since he suspended his campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald Trump. Earlier this month a divided North Carolina Supreme Court kept him on the ballot there while the Michigan Supreme Court kept him on that state’s ballot. Kennedy filed a lawsuit ...

Vance touts deportation plan in Eau Claire

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Stephanie Hirsch remembers growing up in the western Wisconsin city of Eau Claire when the community welcomed newly arriving Hmong refugees from Southeast Asia. So Hirsch, now the Eau Claire city manager, said she was surprised at the hostility, fear and anger she ...

Judge: RFK Jr.’s name will stay on Wisconsin ballot

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge denied Robert F. Kennedy’s request Monday to erase his name from the presidential ballot in swing state Wisconsin, ruling that state law requires candidates to remain on the ballot unless they die. Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke’s decision marks ...

Wisconsin’s voter-approved cash bail measures will stand — judge

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Stricter cash bail measures approved by voters last year will stand despite procedural flaws, a judge ruled Monday. The decision from Dane County Circuit Judge Rhonda Lanford came in a lawsuit filed by criminal justice advocates over two constitutional amendments. State elections officials and the Legislature said the lawsuit was a cynical attempt to undo election results. The case revolved around whether the Legislature sent the ballot questions to the correct elections officials and whether deadlines for submission were met. Lanford ruled that technical ...

Flu vaccinations now available at Marshfield Clinic Health System

MARSHFIELD, Wis. — Marshfield Clinic Health System is now offering influenza vaccinations at primary care locations. Influenza, commonly referred to as “flu,” is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness. During the most recent flu season, it was estimated there were more than 300,000 people hospitalized and more than 20,000 people died from the flu in the United States. The best way to prevent flu is by getting a flu vaccine each year. Studies have shown that ...